Jack Bridgfoot Explained

Jack Bridgfoot
Fullname:	John Charles Bridgfoot
Birth Date:	28 September 1910
Birth Place:	Benalla, Victoria
Death Place:	Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:	Benalla Imperials
Height:	184 cm
Weight:	84 kg
Statsend:	1937
Years1:	1935–37
Games Goals1:	35 (5)

John Charles Bridgfoot (28 September 1910 – 16 April 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

John Charles Bridgfoot, the son of Henry Francis Bridgfoot (1880-1931),^[2] ^[3] and Mary Jenkins Bridgfoot (1886-1958), née Nicholson, was born at Benalla, Victoria on 28 September 1910.

He married Daphne Emily Tanner (1913-1999) in 1935. They had three sons: Geoffrey, Rodney, and Peter.

Football

Recruited from the Benalla Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.^[4]

Death

He died at Preston, Victoria on 16 April 1946.^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

References

Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
Today's Sport in the Rain, The Herald, (Saturday, 27 July 1935), p.40.

Notes and References

Holmesby & Main (2014), p.94.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255583135 Obituary: Mr. Henry Bridgfoot, The Benalla Standard, (Tuesday, 20 January 1931), p.3.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70783795 Obituary: Mr. Henry Francis Bridgfoot, The North Eastern Ensign, (Friday, 23 January 1931), p.2.
Web site: 1935 - Footscray . The Age . 2 May 2021 . 9 . 15 February 1935.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22238339 Deaths: Bridgfoot, The Argus, (Wednesday, 17 April 1946), p.2.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206102502 Deaths: Bridgfoot, The Age, (Wednesday, 17 April 1946), p.11.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65565015 Obituary: Mr John Charles Bridgfoot, The Benalla Ensign, (Friday, 19 April 1946), p.4.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206080143 In Memoriam: Bridgfoot, The Age, (Saturday, 16 April 1949), p.11.